US President George W Bush arrives in Kuwait

. ( dpa ) - US President George W Bush has landed in Kuwait Friday on the second leg of a nine-day Middle East tour which will also see him go to Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Bush began his first regional tour with talks in Israel and the Palestinian areas.

The president was met at Kuwait City Airport by the country's ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah and ministers and senior officials and dignitaries.